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What is Shopify?

Monday March 9, 2009

Shopify is a hosted ecommerce software that is easy-to-use, integrates with 3rd-party fulfillment (like drop shippers), and is priced affordably.

Shopify's starter plan supports up to 100 product SKUs, charges a 2% transaction fee, and costs $24 per month. Larger plans can support up to 10,000 SKUs and have lower transaction fees.

I've been testing it out for a few weeks and have grown to really appreciate its smart design and "just enough" features. For the moment, the Shopify team has managed to straddle the line between being too complex (too many features) and being too simple (not enough essential features). Read my full review of Shopify.

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